The test scenario, i.e the system input, represents a given configuration of environmental or mission parameters and the resulting outputs are the system's performance based on high-level success criteria.
Here, we explore the particular configuration of environmental, social, and institutional settings that support these alternative outcomes in the USA by examining wildlife-pastoralist relationships in Mediterranean, southwestern desert, and cold desert steppe regions (Figure 1). Figure 1 Major vegetation zones of the western USA.
A sociologically synergistic interaction between the use of the term "biodiversity" and the growth of conservation biology as a discipline led to a re-configuration of environmental studies in which biodiversity conservation became a central focus of environmental concern.
Analysis revealed two distinct configurations of environmental, organizational and professional characteristics that were related to equally successful implementations of the framework.
Wayfinding problems are intimately linked to the configuration of the environmental layout, including its form and organization of architectural elements, the circulation it provides, and its content such as building signs and room numbers.
Methodical approaches to analyzing and testing decision support systems, situation analysis methods, and information fusion algorithms require realistic vignettes describing in great detail how use cases unfold depending on initial conditions for the configuration of agents, environmental aspects, and operational aspects.
The paper goes on to discuss the configuration of agri-environmental policy that will be required to address generic agricultural impacts on biodiversity and the constraints and opportunities for its implementation that are likely to arise within the context of further CAP reform and the forthcoming round of WTO negotiations.
For every scenario, in terms of environmental configuration and level of density, a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 8 simulations were executed, according to the variability of the achieved results (more simulations were run when the variability was high, generally around levels of density close to the critical thresholds).
A remote-controlled model of a C9 containership was used to evaluate the navigability of existing and proposed harbor and entrance-channel configurations for a range of environmental conditions in a three-dimensional physical model of Barbers Point Harbor, Oahu, HI.
The combined effect of joint configuration and environmental conditions could have detrimental effect on the mechanical behaviour of dissimilar metal SPR joints.
To design economically and functionally viable forms of environmental activities, a configuration of other complementary elements is needed.
